The new tenant for the old TanQuest at 1835 E Passyunk Ave. will be Era Atomica, which is moving one block from its cramped strorefront at 1726 E Passyunk Ave.

Owner Stacey Bartholetti said she hopes to open her mid-century furniture store (technically not the antique store her new landlord told us about) in the new location within six weeks, after a thorough remodeling of all three floors of the space.

The new home

More than just a larger space, Bartholetti said in an email that she plans to increase the store’s offerings as well:

“Once we move, our customers can expect the following:
• Larger square footage, with more furniture choices including bedroom sets, larger wall units and sofa sectionals available.
• A larger stock of vintage clothing in collaboration with Astro Vintage and a full sized dressing room.
• On-site inventory of small items, and smaller furniture available in order to fulfill requests more quickly and efficiently.
• On-site workshop where we hope to offer repair and reupholstering of mid-century furniture, regardless of where it was purchased.”

This is my favorite store on the Avenue and I am thrilled to see them expanding to bigger digs! When we first moved to the neighborhood, we decorated half our house with pieces from Era Atomica. I hope they have some good clearance sales as they prepare to move